Virgin Racing are the fastest of Formula 1’s new teams after qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix. Courtesy of a 1:22.130 effort, Timo Glock edges out the leading Lotus of Jarno Trulli by over tenth of a second.
Although the German trailed his former Toyota team-mate by a tenth in the morning’s final practice session, roles were reversed in the afternoon prior to Glock’s first Brazilian Grand Prix since playing a huge role in deciding the 2008 drivers’ title at the track.
“It was a pretty good qualifying session for us today,” said Timo. “I had a very good first run which was already enough to stay in front of the Lotus cars. I had a little bit of a problem with the second set of tyres and had to switch to the third set, which cost us a lot of time and I was only able to do one timed lap.
“There was more to come but the tyres were not up to temperature. It’s good for us to be the best of the new teams and we are looking forward to tomorrow’s race.”
With Glock now rising from 19th to 17th thanks to grid penalties for Sébastien Buemi and Adrian Sutil, team-mate Lucas di Grassi begins his first home F1 race from 21st.
“A very wet Saturday at Interlagos,” the 2010 rookie commented.
“Overall the day went okay, apart from the changeable conditions in qualifying, and we were not on the track when it was at its best - because of that I am not very happy with the qualifying result as, for sure, there was more to come.
“Tomorrow is another day, though, and I am optimistic about our performance in the dry conditions and in what will certainly be a very exciting first Brazilian Grand Prix for me.”
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| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  N. Hulkenberg | Williams | 01:14.470 | 35 |
| 2. | S. Vettel | Red Bull | 01:15.519 | 27 |
| 3. | M. Webber | Red Bull | 01:15.637 | 28 |
| 4. | L. Hamilton | McLaren | 01:15.747 | 32 |
| 5. | F. Alonso | Ferrari | 01:15.989 | 34 |
| 6. | R. Barrichello | Williams | 01:16.203 | 32 |
| 7. | R. Kubica | Renault | 01:16.552 | 31 |
| 8. | M. Schumacher | Mercedes | 01:16.925 | 30 |
| 9. | F. Massa | Ferrari | 01:17.101 | 31 |
| 10. | V. Petrov | Renault | 01:17.656 | 33 |
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